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D1NNY TIL an American man built a log cabin in Alaska and then just kept adding more and more floors until he reached 185-feet. At this point, he was forced to stop building as federal airspace starts at 200 feet. In the future, he still intends to squeeze in one more floor.
4XBRo TIL an American man spent 20 years building his dream house. What started as a one-story property grew into a multi-story tower, that also happened to look like the Eye of Sauron. Nearing completion, he fell from a roof on the house and died, 'Smith Mansion' has remained empty ever since.
p8Rdp TIL a Polish man received a building permit for a single-family home in the 1980s, he then spent his fortune building a 52-room castle, with 365 windows and 12 turrets. Once the authorities found out, they put an end to construction, he's still fighting with them now, 35 years later, to complete it.